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Feeling that Way	By : KayleighSiobhan Category: Singers/Bands/Musicians > Journey Views: 5125 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not know any of the members of Journey. This story is completely a work of fiction. There is no truth to it. I make NO money from this story.

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Gregg and Steve both slept through the night. The nurse came in frequently and checked on them both ..and on Neal. Mary had wanted to stay but Herbie and Marv had both stood firm that she go home to the couple’s house to get some sleep. When light finally started to creep through the hospital window a aide came into the room to gently wake Gregg and help him get started on breakfast. Gregg opened his eyes and the first thing he seen was Steve lying in the hospital bed. He sighed, it was not a nightmare, the hell he had been through was real. But even though his memory was foggy, he knew that they were safe it really was over. He remembered Mark was dead and the man who had raped him was dead also. Raped him, Gregg had trouble wrapping his mind around the word. Gregg had always been open minded , adventurous, and even a bit promiscuous with women   back in the 60’s. But to have his body invaded, things done to him against his will. He could have never imagined himself in a position where he couldn’t say no. He blinked back tears that were forming his eyes and realized that Neal was watching him intently and holding his hand.
Neal said “ Is there anything you need right now ? Something I can do for you ?’ He thought in all the years that he had known Gregg, he had never seen him cry, not until Mark started his reign of terror against Steve and now Gregg himself. Gregg said “ I want to take a really long hot shower with all the soap we have in the house, then I want to go to sleep in my own bed for about a week. Neal said “ Well hopefully in a day or two you and Steve will be going home. In the meantime I want to be here to keep an eye on you. Like you did for me when I was a teenager. “ It was decided that he would help Gregg wash up, with basins full of hot soapy water. It was not the shower Gregg desperately wanted but it was soothing and least it felt like some of the man’s unwanted touch washed off of him. As Gregg disrobed Neal seen the bruises, abrasions, and the ligature marks that spoke of Gregg’s abuse and torture. When he seen Neal looking at them, Gregg said “ I let him do what he wanted. I had to, because I was afraid if I didn’t make him happy he would hurt Steve. I couldn’t let that happen. Steve has been hurt enough due to me.” Neal eyes settled on a particularly angry looking welt on his inner thigh and Gregg quickly pulled the bath sheet over it. He said “ The guy hit me with a strap, I am grateful he stopped at my thighs, he kept threatening to use it between them. As it is I am sore enough.” He suddenly realized that he had said too much when Neal started to cry. At that minute Gregg remembered how truly young the guitarist was, he really was just a kid compared to Gregg. “Oh Neal I am sorry, you don’t need to hear all that. “ “ No, “ Neal said, “ it isn’t about that. I love you both so much, I was so afraid I would never see either one of you again.” Neal felt intense pain not just for what his beloved friends had went but related to the guilt he had. He had almost crossed a line with Steve, he felt like he had a right to because of Gregg’s indiscretion with Adrian. But looking at Gregg’s body, the battering he had taken to protect Steve, Neal knew he would never be as worthy of the singer’s love as Gregg was.
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Back at the Rossi house Illaria and Joseph were having breakfast. She had cooked a huge meal and it seemed as if her husband was a bottomless pit. That was pretty common, he tended to eat very little when he was intently working on a case, it had been that way ever since he was detective back in the 60’s. When he finally had his fill, the two sat quietly drinking coffee. It was at this point that she told him of her plan. Rossi was intrigued but concerned. “ He is not our child Illaria. “” But he seems to be all alone in the world “, she said. “ “I know he needs love and support. A bad man hurt a lot of innocent people. Now Gregg and Steve have each other ,Steve’s parents, and the band. Adrian is in a strange city and he is scared and hurting. Just let me meet him” His wife gave him a rueful smile then said “ I may not even like him.” Rossi chuckled “ You will like him, he’s adorable. I am going to the hospital to see Gregg and Steve, you might as well come along. “He was not sure if this would be a good idea or not but Joseph knew once his wife had her mind made up about something, there was no stopping her.
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Steve ‘s eyes slowly opened. He seen the white hospital walls, the tube with fluids running into his arm, and felt the soft bed underneath him. The he heard what seemed to be the most beautiful sound in the world. Greg’s voice saying softly “ Hey baby ! I am glad you are awake finally.” Gregg was sitting in a chair by the bed. Sitting was not the most comfortable thing right now but he needed t o be close to Steve, to touch him, listen to his softly breathe as he slept. So he had insisted on getting up.
Steve looked at Neal and asked “ Were you here all night ?” “And the morning. “ Gregg teased him, “It is almost noon. “ Gregg leaned over and gently touched Steve’s face, as if assuring himself the singer was really there. The two just looked at each other for a few minutes then gently, carefully kissed. Neal looked away glad the lovers were happy and reunited but a bit uncomfortable with the affectionate display. Looking a bit sheepish as if they forgot Neal was in the room, Steve suddenly said, “ Misty, is she OK, she was eating when I was loading the car and Mark grabbed me.. I don’t know what happened to her. “ Misty is fine,” Neal said “ I have been taking good care of her, she even slept with me the night you two went missing. Can’t wait to get home, sleep in the bed with Gregg and her.”  Neal felt if he was intruding and offered to give the men some privacy. “ I won’t be long !” he told them. “ I am going for a snack and a smoke. Steve’s mom and Marv will be over this afternoon anyway.”
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When Illaria and the sheriff arrived at the hospital he said “I am going to check on Adrian first, let him know he is safe, that Mark is gone for good. “ The two quickly made their way to room, and found Adrian sitting up doing a crossword puzzle. The officer assigned to Adrian was in the chair reading a book. The sherrif had requested only certain officers be assigned to Arians’s case, ones who would treat him with kindness and respect. Adrian’s face instantly brightened when he seen the  sherrif    but right away asked “ What happened, where is everyone ?” The officers have been very nice but they haven’t told me anything. “ Sheriff Rossi told him “ Mark is dead, he grabbed Steve and Greg, with the help of another man. But I was able to find them and they are both safe, they are in the hospital ,upstairs here. And I shot Mark, so you don’t have to be afraid anymore.” Adrian said, “ You said they took Gregg and Steve both, did he…. hurt them… “ “Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to get to them fast enough to prevent that. “ Joseph told him. Adrian’s voice was shaky. “ Mark attacked Gregg too.. “ Joseph shook his head.” No, just Steve, but Mark had a partner this time… Adrian’s eyes started to fill up with tears… “Gregg” he whispered. “ It was obvious how much Adrian still cared for Gregg.”  But that man died trying to escape so he is gone too,” Rossi continued, “ And you helped us Adrian, you helped to stop them because of the description you gave the sketch artist. I can release your guard too, you can rest easy. “ He then turned to Illaria and introduced her to Adrian. She reached over and shook the young man’s hand. She thought he looked so vunerable, small and scared.” Hi Adrian !” she said. She then decided to throw caution to the wind and hugged him. She was delighted when he responded. The two then sat down and decided to chat a bit with Adrian. The redhead asked several questions about Mark and what happened. Joseph told what was appropriate about the abduction and rescuing Steve and Greg. What he was not able to do was give an explanation on why Mark wanted to hurt people. “ We may never be able to understand that.” He told Adrian.” There are some people in the FBI, other law enforcement agenc ies that are learning to more about criminal behavior, studying the psychology behind the acts. Profiling they call it but there is a long way to go with that. “
Adrian was silent for a minute then said “They are discharging me tomorrow and I don’t know what to do. I want to get out of the hospital but I have no where to go. Adrian said “ I don’t have anything here, I lost my backpack that had a few of my clothes in it. I don’t have any money, because Mark dumped me out without my jeans that my wallet was in. I don’t even have my driver’s license to go into a bank and get money. I have to call someone back in Seattle, maybe they will wire me some money so I can at least get back there, even though I am not up to bus ride. No one back home even knows I am here though, I didn’t really plan this well even under the best of circumstances. I was so sure when I got here that I would be staying with Gregg. Now I am stuck .”  Illaria looked at her husband and he said “ Well maybe we can come up with an idea. We will be back in a few minutes. “
The two walked out in the hallway and his wife’s eyes were sad but the look on her face was sheer determination. She said, “ I bet you would take Steve home, cause he reminds you so much of Matthew. Well Steve has plenty of people. Adrian needs us, and right now I need him. Your work, so much of it now revolves around helping young men. You said it brought you redemption, especially when you helped Gregg and Steve. Well I stood by and let you put Matthew out. I am as much to blame for his death as you because I should have put my foot down and told him you needed to accept him as he was. But I was raised in a traditional Italian Catholic home before feminism, I was taught my husband was the boss of the house and he knew best. So I let Matthew go. I need a chance to redeem myself for my mistakes too. Please let me help Adrian, I know he is not our son. No one could ever take our son’s place in my heart. But I need to be a mother again. Adrian will allow me to be that for a little while. And you care about him too, that is why you stayed all night with him. Please Joseph !” Her husband looked at her for a few minutes then finally said “ Alright. Let’s go in and ask him if he wants to stay with us !” Illaria didn’t say anything but her face was filled with joy.
After sharing their plan with Adrian who was absolutely thrilled with their offer, the couple left saying they were going to see Gregg and Steve. Before leaving the unit,   Rossi rang up the office to check in. He was surprised when he was told to give a call to another local precinct. When he got ahold of them, an was able to get the chief on the phone. He said “ Good morning Sheriff. Just wanted to thank you for closing four unsolved murders. “ What do you mean ? Rossi asked. “ Well your perp that fell off the cliff, we can link him to four bodies ? “ “ Where ? “ the sheriff was mystified at this turn of events. “Since 1973 we have had linked together the cases of several young men raped and murder, bodies dumped in various areas around the city, similar attacks and M.O. “ The chief explained. “ Well guess what your rapist is named Clayton Myers, he was dishonorably discharged from the military for being inappropriate with several young soldiers. We searched his house and found photos and personal effects belonging to all four murdered men. So apparently, yesterday you stopped another potential John Wayne Gacy. So we owe you a debt of gratitude .” Rossi was flabbergasted at the turn of events. Before hanging up he arranged to come into the station to get more details. As he rejoined his wife he actually sent a short prayer of gratitude up to whoever was listening, that he was able to get Gregg free from that monster. “He would have killed Gregg” Rossi thought. He decided he would keep the new information from Gregg and Steve till they had time to recoop.
As they arrived at the couple’s room, they ran into Neal. The sheriff introduced Illaria to him and Neal explained that he was taking a quick break. I am sure the two would be thrilled to see you guys though. I will get some air and be back in a bit. Rossi then told him about Adrian being discharged and their plans to take him in for a while. Neal was amazed at their kindness, but he did remember Adrian as being a sweet gentle soul who seemed to brighten the lives of everyone around him. On top of that the redhead was cute as a button.   “Actually “ he told them ,” I will go down to visit him for a few minutes myself.”  He smiled and headed quickly towards the elevator.
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